
Mississippi Solo
Authored by Steven Scarbrough
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following reveals that this story was a memoir (autobiographical)?
First Person Pronouns (I, Me, My)
Figurative Language (Similes, Metaphors etc)
Sequence of events (Chronological)
Sentence fragments
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What Evidence in the text supports the author's past?
"I reached out to the sturdiest tree I could get my arms around and held on"
"Each change had something to say, and I listened to the river"
"I guess I'd had enough hard days to last me awhile"
"Nothing else mattered then, going someplace or not"
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author thinks of the river as what?
an obstacle
a friend
an inspiration
an enemy
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the author first know that a storm was approaching?
The river was changing colors
The water sloshed into his canoe
He passed through a pocket of warm air
The river whispered , " Get ready, get ready"
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of the author's use of simile?
The river kept me company and kept me satisfied. Nothing else mattered
The tips of the trees bent way over....like fishing rods hooked on a big one
I passed through the far curtain of the insulated air
The trees swooshed loudly as the leaves and branches brushed hard together
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the conflict of the story?
The author's canoe was sinking
The author was in danger from a big storm
The author was bored
The author was trying to visit a sick relative
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the author first decide to move toward the trees?
It was an instinct
He thought he could hold on if his canoe started sinking
He thought he could fix the canoe with the wood
It's something he had wanted to do since he was a kid
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
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